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Started by NF82
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:26
If I change text in a template does it change in every topic which base upon the template?
Author: NF82
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:26
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:26
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Hello, I work with FrameMaker 8 and DITA. All task topics of one chapter include the same table with the same text in one column. I want to create a template which includes the table and the text. If I change the text in the template it should change in every topic which base upon the template. Can I create such a template or should I work with a �normal� task topic and conref? How can I create such a template? If this is a very broad topic can you give me a hint? With kind regards Nina
Re: If I change text in a template does it change in every topic which base upon the template?
Author: Scott_Prentice
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:38
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:38
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Hi Nina... You can change the default "topic" template to modify the formatting of the table formats, or you can add a new table format that include the formatting that you want to use. I'm not sure how you'd get some consistent text in one column .. this could be controlled by a paragraph style that includes autonumber text (or prefix/suffix text). You could also modify the EDD so that a certain cell in a table that uses a specified formatting would add this text. None of this seems like a good approach to me, but I suppose that if this situation is very common, it might be OK. Note that any text added by a template or style, is not really in the XML file .. this is only going to exist for documents rendered through FM (like a PDF). I think you should probably look into using a conref for this type of situation. If I may mention a couple of plugins that I've developed, they may be useful for this situation .. - StructureSnippets .. this plugin lets you define a library of "snippets" of elements that you can easily insert as needed. - DITA-FMx .. provides a feature called "element templates" to use when creating a new DITA file. You select the template (that you've set up) when creating a new file, and the new file contains the structure. These are both available from <http://www.leximation.com> Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com
Re: If I change text in a template does it change in every topic which base upon the template?
Author: NF82
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:10
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:10
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Thank you Scott.
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